Physician assistant attitudes on the risks to the public involved when wearing contaminated work attire outside of the medical setting

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dc.contributor.advisor	Nyberg, Sue M.
dc.contributor.author	Curl, JoAnna L.
dc.contributor.author	Garrett, Lindsay M.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-09-23T15:07:55Z
dc.date.available	2010-09-23T15:07:55Z
dc.date.issued	2010-04-23
dc.identifier.citation	Curl, JoAnna L. and Lindsay M. Garrett (2010). Physician assistant attitudes on the risks to the public involved when wearing contaminated work attire outside of the medical setting. -- In Proceedings: 6th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p. 95-96	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/3205
dc.description	Paper presented to the 6th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, April 23, 2010.	en
dc.description	Research completed at the Department of Physician Assistant, College of Health Professions	en
dc.description.abstract	It is relatively common to see healthcare employees in their uniforms outside of the workplace. Research has shown that microorganisms can be transmitted from patient to employee, resulting in concern that pathogens on the uniforms may then be spread to other individuals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions and practices of physician assistant (PA) students and practicing PAs in Kansas regarding the manner of wearing medical uniforms outside the clinical setting. A majority of respondents (82%) to an email survey admitted to wearing work attire in public after seeing a patient. Professional organizations should consider the development of educational programs to increase awareness of the possibility of disease transmission from clothing worn in the clinical setting.	en
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Wichita State University. Graduate School	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	GRASP	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	v.6	en
dc.title	Physician assistant attitudes on the risks to the public involved when wearing contaminated work attire outside of the medical setting	en
dc.type	Conference paper	en